20 Massalia

Summary

20 Massalia is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 20 Massalia is credited with the discovery of Annibale de Gasparis^[3].
• 20 Massalia's image is recorded as A112.M119.shape.png^[4].
• 20 Massalia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 20 Massalia's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte^[6].
• Marseille is named after 20 Massalia^[7].
• 20 Massalia's follows is recorded as 19 Fortuna^[8].
• 20 Massalia's followed by is recorded as Q107556^[9].
• 20 Massalia's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 20 Massalia's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Massalia symbol (Stenzel).svg^[11].
• 20 Massalia's Commons category is recorded as 20 Massalia^[12].
• 20 Massalia's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 20 Massalia's provisional designation is recorded as A852 SA^[14].
• 20 Massalia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1852-09-19T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 20 Massalia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/035zgb^[16].
• 20 Massalia's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000020^[17].
• 20 Massalia's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[18].
• 20 Massalia's asteroid family is recorded as Massalia family^[19].
• 20 Massalia's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 20 Massalia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1437635652866909'}^[21].
• 20 Massalia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.54'}^[22].
• 20 Massalia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.707'}^[23].
• 20 Massalia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.7092558560319595'}^[24].
• 20 Massalia's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+3.54'}^[25].
• 20 Massalia's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2655272', 'amount': '+5.2'}^[26].
• 20 Massalia's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1365.191178766373'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

20 Massalia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Marseille is named after 20 Massalia^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for 20 Massalia include Massalia family^[28], an asteroid family^[29].

Why It Matters

20 Massalia ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Massalia family^[28], an asteroid family^[29].